Ix Shen (born 11 March 1972), also known as Shen Qing, is a Singaporean Ukrainian actor and film production crew.
Ix Shen | |
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| Born | 11 March 1972 |
| Nationality | Singaporean & Ukrainian |
| Other names |
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| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1995−present |
| Awards | Star Search 1995 : Male Champion |
| Stage name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 沈傾 |
| Simplified Chinese | 沈倾 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Shěn Qīng |
| Birth name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 沈傾掞 |
| Simplified Chinese | 沈倾掞 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Shěn Qīngshàn |
Career edit
Shen began his acting career in TCS (now Mediacorp) in 1995 after emerging the male winner of Star Search, a televised talent search competition.[1] In 2000, he joined SPH MediaWorks not long after the latter was established. In late 2004 SPH MediaWorks was merged into MediaCorp and Shen was one of the 20 artistes who rejoined MediaCorp.
The 2007 television series Honour and Passion, produced by MediaCorp Channel 8 and sponsored by Singapore's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), featured Shen in the role of a terrorist named Wu Chengyi, who holds the lives of Singaporeans to ransom. Metamorphosis, another MediaCorp Channel 8 television series aired in 2007, also featured Shen as being involved in terrorism activities.
In 2009, he starred in 2 ntv7 shows: Lion Hearts and My Destiny which was shown in Malaysia. Shen had a small role in the 2010 film Old Cow Vs Tender Grass.[2]
In 2011, Shen returned to local screens where he starred in the series The Oath alongside Christopher Lee, Jesseca Liu and Ann Kok. As of 2017, The Oath is Shen's last television role, but he has not ruled out a return to television.[3]
He served as an executive director for the Chinese film Wolf Warrior 2.[4]
Personal life edit
It was reported by Shin Min Daily News in 2017 that Shen has removed the "掞" (shàn) from his Chinese name, after he relocated to China.[3]
Shen married his Ukrainian wife, a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, in 2015 and moved to Kyiv, Ukraine in 2021. When the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine first started, he did not intend to leave the city along with his family.[5] However, as the fighting in Kyiv intensified, he and his wife decided to evacuate westward from Kyiv,[6] arriving at Lviv on 10 March 2022.[7] The couple then proceeded to cross into Poland and travelled to Warsaw.[8] In April 2022, Shen later volunteered and returned to Ukraine to help distribute humanitarian aid, and had compared the Bucha massacre, in which Ukrainian civilians of the city was killed, tortured and raped by the then occupying Russian troops, to Sook Ching, a mass killing of civilians suspected to be anti-Japanese in Singapore by Japanese occupation troops during World War II.[9][10]
In June 2023, Shen released an autobiography book titled Impressions of an Invasion: A Correspondent in Ukraine which was published by Marshall Cavendish International.[11]
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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| 2007 | Men in White | |||
| 2009 | The Wedding Game | |||
| 2010 | Old Cow vs Tender Grass | [12] | ||
| 2017 | Wolf Warrior 2 | Executive director | [4] |
Television series edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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| 1995 | Tales of the Third Kind (第三类剧场) | Cai Jiefu | ||
| 1996 | Ace Cops (妙警点三八) | |||
| Tofu Street | [13] | |||
| Marriage, Dollars and Sense (5C老公) | ||||
| Tales of the Third Kind 2 (第三类剧场2 之"墙里幽魂") | Guan Minghui | |||
| Three Rooms | ||||
| 1997 | The Accidental Hero (流氓英雄) | |||
| From the Medical File (医生档案) | ||||
| 1998 | Dreams – First Love (七个梦之《豆芽梦》) | Liu Xuehui | ||
| The Return of the Condor Heroes | ||||
| Legend of the Crow (乌丫传说) | Zong Jia | |||
| My Chatty Neighbours (我家楼下口多多) | ||||
| 1999 | From the Medical Files 2 (医生档案II) | Marc Low | ||
| Hero of the Times | ||||
| Out to Win | ||||
| 2000 | As You Like It | |||
| 2001 | Looking for Stars | |||
| Making Headlines (独家头条) | ||||
| 2002 | Cash is King | |||
| Feel 100% | ||||
| 2003 | Back to Basics (重进森林) | |||
| 2004 | Money No Enough (恭喜发财) | |||
| Together Whenever (天伦) | ||||
| Project J (水母计划) | ||||
| Zero | ||||
| 2005 | Destiny | Fan Yining | ||
| A Promise for Tomorrow | ||||
| 2006 | Angel Lover | |||
| 2007 | Honour and Passion | |||
| Metamorphosis | ||||
| 2009 | Lion.Hearts | |||
| My Destiny | ||||
| 2011 | The Oath | [3] |
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 1996 | Star Awards 1996 | Best Newcomer | — | Nominated |
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 |
References edit
- ^ 沈倾掞郑秀珍夺"才华横溢"男女冠军 [Ix Shen and Jacelyn Tay crowned as the male and female winners of "Star Search"]. Lianhe Zaobao. 23 April 1995. p. 9.
- ^ Seah, May (21 July 2010). "Simply bovine". Today. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ a b c Zhang, Xiaopeng (2 August 2017). 中国发展7年 沈倾当上《战狼2》执行导演 [Developing his career in China for seven years, Ix Shen became the executive director for Wolf Warrior 2]. Shin Min Daily News (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ a b Chan, Boon (14 August 2017). "Local actor Ix Shen was executive director of Chinese blockbuster Wolf Warrior II". The Straits Times. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ Devaraj, Samuel (25 February 2022). "S'porean ex-actor Ix Shen, who lives in Ukraine, has no plans to leave amid Russian attack". The Straits Times. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Ang, Shermaine (9 March 2022). "Singaporean Ix Shen leaving Ukrainian capital Kyiv as fighting intensifies". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ Leo, Lakeisha (11 March 2022). "Singaporean Ix Shen and wife reach western Ukrainian city of Lviv". CNA. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Singaporean Ix Shen and wife reach Poland after leaving Ukrainian city Lviv". CNA. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Singaporean Ix Shen returns to Ukraine, joins volunteer group to provide humanitarian aid". CNA. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ Lim, Kolette (10 April 2022). "Singaporean ex-actor Ix Shen returns to war-torn Ukraine to help with humanitarian aid | The Straits Times". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "'Just grateful to survive each day': Ix Shen recounts Ukraine experience during Russia's invasion in new book". CNA. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ Seah, May (21 July 2010). "Simply bovine". Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ 陈玉娇. 沈倾掞 和许美珍 被传秘密谈恋爱 传闻一：出双入对一起上下班 传闻二：相约吃饭态度亲密 [Ix Shen and Cynthia Koh rumoured to be dating].
由于是邻居，加上又刚好合作《豆腐街》，有数场对手的戏，他因有汽车代步，很自然的成了"柴可夫斯机"，有合作演出的那天，两人就相约一起出发，他载送她到新视，然后一起回家。在《豆》剧中，沈倾掞是扮演小流氓，许美珍同样扮演他的邻居，两人没有感情线的发展。[As they are neighbours, and being cast together to film Tofu Street sharing multiple scenes, he would give her a lift to and fro work. In Tofu Street, Ix Shen plays a gangster while Cynthia Koh plays his neighbour.]